The recent Voices of Youth debates are dedicated to theme of
internship. And the topic exactly sounds like this:
“More and more young people choose to do unpaid internships,
hoping that more work experience will increase their value on the
job market.
In your opinion, is there any value in unpaid internships?
”
I would like to express my own mind towards it.
I think there is obviously a value in such kind of internship.
And not only “any”, but a big one!
I w...

Weekly news digest
(December 3 – 9)
The situation in the ATO area remains complicated and unstable.
During December 3-7 there was a strong tendency towards the
escalation of the conflict; the ATO forces were heavily shelled:
December 4- 71 time, December 7 – 87 times. The DPR and LPR
rebels continued to shell civilian objects. The “ceasefire” has
so far resulted in the death of 93 civilians, 520,000 became
IDPs. Still, 684 are held in captivity and 1600 are missing....

I have not written an article on the topic “Is it controversial”
and I think it is time to do it. The last days discussions with
another students about education in Ukraine suggest me an idea to
share with you.
The main issue which was considered is tuition fee for higher
education.
There is about 2.7 million students and more than 950 higher
education institutions in Ukraine. Country’s expenditure on
education is 6.2 % of GDP. It is more than in Italy, Germany,
Franc...

Let me introduce the city where I study - Lviv.
It was founded in 1256 by the King Danylo. The name of the city
was given in honour of a son of Danylo - Leo which means "lion".
There are a lot of epithets towards Lviv. The name "Lion City" is
the most common.. From time to time there are used such
comparisons, names and phrases like "city of lions", "city of
sleeping lions", "the Royal city", "pearl of the crown of
Europe", "Town-Museum", "the capital of Galicia", "small Paris"...

You may know about the situation in Ukraine. I would like to
outline the main points about circumstances in the East of
Ukraine and Crimea on November 5th – 12th.
A violent change is being observed in the Eastern Ukraine after
the November 2nd “elections in local governments” in Donetsk
People's Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic. DPR and LPR are
self-proclaimed republics on the territory of Ukraine. But there
is no country in the world which declared that. Large scal...

I believe everyone has a great potential inside and is capable
of succeeding. But there can be people who need a stimulation or
someone’s encouragement. And it is not a sin to be like this!
Good Will Hunting is an 1997 American drama film
directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon,
Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård. The film
received universal critical acclaim and was a financial success.
It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including...

Dear friends ! I am happy to make a little post for you again
after a long time of absence.
Since the last time I wrote here I have understood a lot of vital
things about life. And everything I have found was subsequently
of my own observation. I made sure that friendship and peace in
soul are important components of happiness.
And I would like to introduce one lesson I have got today.
I have found a big amount of books in a flat I rent. They are
different. There are scienc...

Remember: you are not a sheep and you are able to make choices
to live in a country you want.
This is the message of a video which has been made to motivate
people before the Ukrainian parliamentary elections which will be
held on 26 October 2014.
An initiative exists in terms of a Ukrainian project “Rock the
vote”. There is a similar one in the USA.
Project “Rock the vote” is intended to lay the foundation of a
new electoral culture. An existence of such a culture...